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KOI have announced the signings of Adam "nudl" Hryceniak and Jake "Leadr" Fortunato to replace William "Spoit" Löfstedt and Juhani "Kantoraketti" Toivonen. Matthew "meepeY" Sharples, the team's coach, was also released by KOI.
Despite finishing the season with a top six finish at the Six Invitational 2023, with Spoit being offered what Leon "LeonGids" Giddens labeled as "something he cannot refuse", the team has had to make deep changes to the roster.
Following the team's departures from the starting squad, we now know the two chosen names to replace Spoit and Kantoraketi. Nudl, from Heroic, and Leadr, from Natus Vincere, will represent the purple organization in 2023.
Nudl's top-flight debut came in the Campeonato Mexicano 2022 Stage 3, where he played for Skull Cracker. After Benjamin "Benjamaster" Dereli's departure, Heroic signed the Polish player to compete at the Six Invitational 2023.
Meanwhile, Leadr competed for TENSTAR for most of the 2022 season. However, Natus Vincere signed the British just before the European League 2022 Stage 3. Leadr's SiegeGG rating was a rock-solid 1.12 in his top-flight debut.